In the first episode of Self Made Cabrón, Alex opens up about addiction, losing his best friend, brother, grandfather, and mom, the night that led him to his first AA meeting, and why he still hates running but can’t stop. We get into discipline, grief, sobriety, weight loss, choosing your circle, quitting weed, his 2,000 mile challenge, and why “movement is medicine.” He even calls me out on skipping my first half marathon.
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Time Chapters
0:00 - Intro
3:58 - When It Stopped Being About the High
6:55 - Can You Beat Your Mind?
11:58 - Playing the Victim
15:50 - The Overdose Nobody Knew About
26:10 - Is Drug Use Normalized?
30:15 - The Devil Doesn’t Tempt You When You’re Already Lost
37:05 - Swapping One Addiction for Another
52:55 - Coaching Ironman Athletes
54:08 - 100 Miles on New Year’s Eve
1:02:28 - Choosing the Hard Thing
1:03:52 - 10,000 Steps a Day
1:05:25 - Ask People How They Slept
Keywords: addiction recovery, sobriety story, weight loss transformation, ultramarathon training, grief and loss, motivation, discipline, HYROX, self improvement podcast, Latino podcast